413 Wingman Schumacher
"This kind of opening is really disgusting, the Chinese kid has been walking in a serpentine position on the track for a few laps, so he doesn't dare to have a head-to-head duel with Montoya?"
"Doesn't it mean that Fei's driving style is very aggressive, and all he pursues is speed? Why is there only defense left now, is he afraid of Montoya? ”
"Montoya, come on, surpass this rookie in front of you!"
"Coward! If you have the ability, you can fight Montoya head-on! ”
"I can't catch up with the first echelon, and I have to suppress others, the F1 league shouldn't have approved a super driver's license in the first place!"
Not only Montoya began to be anxious at the Sepang Circuit, but even those spectators who opposed Zhang Yifei were already anxious at the moment.
They began to think that according to Montoya's strength, it should be easy to surpass Zhang Yifei, and in a sense, it could be regarded as helping them avenge Xiong Long's "revenge".
As a result, he didn't expect that Zhang Yifei stubbornly relied on playing snakeskin on the track and pressed Montoya to the back of the car for a few laps.
And it can be clearly felt that Zhang Yifei's speed is getting faster and faster. He not only caught up with Kimi Raikkonen, who had a car breakdown, but also caught up with the British and American team Panis, who retired due to an oil leak.
Even Verstappen Sr., who overtook the old Verstappen at the bottom of the qualifying session, and Jaguar driver Eddie Erwin, who retired due to a coolant problem with the car!
After surpassing these drivers in a row, Zhang Yifei also jumped from the penultimate position to the seventeenth place in the race!
This ranking is still very low, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is even the bottom, but many professional fans know that things are far from so simple, because they have long noticed that Zhang Yifei is using orange hard tires!
The most difficult thing to carry is that the tire temperature in the early stage does not reach the working condition for a period of time, as long as it can survive, then the good wear resistance will play an advantage, Zhang Yifei only needs to pit once is enough.
Even if Zhang Yifei's tire protection skills are good enough, his pit stop lap time can be selected after 40 laps, so that he can directly match light fuel with ultra-soft tires, and use the last ten laps to burst out his extreme sprint speed and complete a wonderful counterattack.
That's why some viewers are so anxious and want to use their mocking voices to disturb Zhang Yifei's mood.
It's just a pity that F1 is not a regular sporting event, and even if tens of thousands of people can shout the same slogan, it can't compare to the noise of a jetliner taking off when the F1 engine is running at full capacity.
To put it mildly, if he hadn't worn a helmet and headphones, it is estimated that Zhang Yifei would have been blasted by the sound of the engine after a game. After a few years of driving in F1 cars, not to mention anything else, the hearing will definitely drop a lot.
Therefore, this kind of track ridicule, in addition to venting the unhappiness in his heart, actually has no effect on the driver. At most, I watched the news after the game to find that there were so many people who were unhappy with themselves, and those with a poor mentality would affect the next race.
But for Zhang Yifei, there is no fluctuation in his heart, and he even wants to laugh a little.
No matter how angry Montoya and the audience on the track are, Zhang Yifei still strictly implements the tactics of the strategy group, and continues to "draw dragons" on the track, anyway, you Montoya don't want to surpass me.
When Montoya's tires can't bear to make a pit stop, this duel will naturally end, and there will be no way to overtake in the early stage, and the later stage will be Zhang Yifei's performance moment.
Perhaps because of the huge disadvantage of starting in the pit area, it is difficult for Zhang Yifei to catch up with the first echelon and enter the top six points area. But even the picture of more than ten cars or so is enough to call it a wonderful event operation!
Zhang Yifei understands his strengths, and Montoya naturally understands his weaknesses. He opted for supersoft tyres and was ready to make at least two pit stops, and if the tyres were badly worn, he could have to make three pit stops!
At that time, the gap between him and Zhang Yifei will get bigger and bigger, don't look at the game just now, but there is not much time left for Montoya!
Just as Montoya was about to make a desperate bet, the voice of a Williams race engineer came from inside the team's headphones.
"Montoya, get ready for the overtaking maneuver and wait for Ralph to block the flying car for you."
"What?"
Montoya was very surprised and asked rhetorically, although he is the world champion of the Indy 500, but in the Williams team, Montoya can only be regarded as the No. 2 driver, and Schumacher Jr. is the No. 1 driver.
Theoretically, blocking is sacrificing oneself to the advantage of one's teammates. Normally, even the number two driver would not bother to do such a thing, only the wingman would be so sacrificed.
The question is, why would Ralph Schumacher use himself as a wingman, or even make sacrifices to block Zhang Yifei's car?
This made Montoya not understand first, and his relationship with Schumacher Jr. was definitely not good, and the other party could hardly find any reason to help.
"Prepare for the overtaking move!"
The Williams team didn't give Montoya any explanation, and it may not be as strong as Ferrari's, but the team doesn't need to explain the reason to a newcomer, even if the opponent is a world champion in the Indy 500.
Hearing this, Montoya also shut up with interest, enjoying the advantages brought by the giant team, it is necessary to lose something, which Montoya knows very well in his heart.
And then again, it was Ralph who used himself as a wingman to block the car, and it was not Ralph who acted as a wingman and blocked the car for Ralph. As a profit-taker, Montoya felt that it was indeed wiser to keep her mouth shut.
At the same time, Zhang Yifei also received the team's voice, and Korsell said in a still calm tone: "There was an overtaking collision ahead, Ralph Schumacher of the Williams team was slow, it should be the rear wing damaged, pay attention to the possible fragments of parts on the track." ”
Unlike Kimi Raikkonen, who was parked in the corner, Schumacher Jr.'s car is still moving, and with Zhang Yifei's strength, the possibility of a rear-end collision is very small.
The reason why the team issued the alert was because during the collision, Ralf Schumacher car's rear wing was badly damaged, leaving some tail fragments on the track. If you're unlucky and the tire runs over a relatively sharp chip, there's a risk of protecting the tire.
So Caser reminded Zhang Yifei that if he found a large piece of debris on the track, it was better to avoid it in advance, rather than running over it directly.
"Who did Ralph Schumacher collide with?"
Zhang Yifei opened his mouth and asked rhetorically, now the pressure he is under is much less than at the starting stage, and he can already be distracted to pay attention to the situation on the track.
He overtook Barrichello, who was second, but soon Barrichello was on the inside of the corner. In the process, it reached Ralph's parking space and crashed into his rear wing. ”
"Now Ralph's Williams car is so lacking in downforce that he has to slow down and go back to the pits to replace parts."
After saying this, Korcel suddenly remembered something, and immediately warned Zhang Yifei: "Fei, be careful that Ralph takes advantage of this opportunity to block you on the track!" ”
"What's in the way?"
Zhang Yifei subconsciously asked rhetorically, all his previous games were of the "single-handed" type. Even if you enter F1 and have teammate Alessi in the same team, it is still the same.
To be honest, there was basically no cooperation between him and Alessi, on the one hand, the battle between the No. 1 driver and the wingman at the beginning made both sides feel a little estranged in their hearts. On the other hand, there is a certain gap in the strength of the two people, and the competition rankings are far apart, so there is no way to cooperate.
Of course, there are more important aspects, that is, Zhang Yifei has no idea of wingman at all in his heart. Whether he is someone else's wingman or someone else is his own wingman, he is not interested. So I didn't react at once, what does this active blocking mean.
But before Cosell could answer, Zhang Yifei already understood what it meant to block a car. I saw that Lovell, who couldn't drive fast because of insufficient downforce in front of him, suddenly changed lanes and blocked Zhang Yifei in front of him after seeing Zhang Yifei racing over, and even clicked the brake!
If it weren't for Zhang Yifei's quick reaction and seeing the brake light of the front car not lighting up normally, maybe he would have rear-ended directly. Obviously, Schumacher Jr. is destined to make a pit stop to change parts, and he doesn't mind using this broken rear fixed wind wing to "die together" with a certain part on Zhang Yifei's car.
"Damn!"
Zhang Yifei scolded in a whisper at this time, and the team's calls were recorded, so he didn't press the call button.
But the unhappiness in his heart has reached the point of overflowing!
Is Schumacher Jr. challenging his reflexes? If the brakes are not in time, this rear-end collision may cause both of them to retire! You're also the younger brother of the car god, is it necessary to be such a conscientious wingman?
In fact, Schumacher Jr. had no intention of being a wingman before, and if he really wanted a wingman, it would be Montoya who would become his wingman, and the status of the No. 1 driver could not be challenged!
But Barrichello's rear-end collision forced him to slow down and wait to enter the pits to replace the rear wing. As a result, at this time, the team sent an order, asking him to block Zhang Yifei, who was catching up from behind, and help Montoya complete the overtaking.
The Williams team didn't give any drastic orders, such as putting on the brakes. They will not give this kind of order, in case Yifei does not react and hits it directly, the most serious consequence may be that the car will be destroyed and people will die!
This move was made by Schumacher Jr. privately, for the simple reason that he wanted to "scare" Zhang Yifei to see if the Chinese newcomer had the ability to control the emergency.
This is also the biggest difference between Ralph and Michael, one is extremely rigorous, and he can do anything for the championship. One is a playboy, who is a bit cynical in personality and lives in the shadow of his brother, and it is almost impossible for him to surpass Michael Schumacher in professional achievement.
That's why he made such an unbelievable move, just to express his difference from his brother.
But I have to say that the effect of his dangerous move really surpassed the general blocking car, Zhang Yifei was forced to brake urgently, so that Montoya, who had long been ready to overtake, seized this opportunity to overtake.
At this moment, Zhang Yifei finally experienced what teamwork on the F1 track is!